Findmypast are commemorating Remembrance by providing free access to all of their records from Thursday 7th November until Monday 11th November 2024.
For the first time the 1921 Census records for England are included in this offer. Military records and newspaper archives are also available. It is possible that you may need to open a free account to view the records.
In their promotional material FindmyPast suggest that "the 1921 Census offers a vivid snapshot of the nation in the wake of the First World War. From the ashes of war, communities rebuilt, society shifted and glimmers of hope for the future shone. Every household filled out a census return with key information for each family member, offering a fascinating glimpse into life in 1921."
The Society Genealogy team is excited to know if you make any exciting discoveries as a result of this unusual offer.
Added 07/11/2024
More Free Access for Remembrance
Findmypast are commemorating Remembrance by providing free access to the majority of their records from Thursday 9th November until 10:00am GMT on Monday 13th November 2023.
Sadly the 1921 Census records for England and Tree Search are excluded from the offer. It is possible that you may need to open a free account to view the records.
The Society Genealogy team is eager to know if you make any exciting discoveries as a result of this offer.
Added 09/11/2023
Free Access for Remembrance
!! New !!
Forces War records (now "by Ancestry") have announced that the will be offering free access to their records for a few days.
They state that they want to "help you discover and preserve legacies. Explore millions of military records entirely for free and gain inspiration from incredible stories of bravery. They suggest that you should not let your ancestors’ sacrifices be forgotten by spotlighting their stories".
Please do let the Society Genealogy team if you make any exciting discoveries.
Added 09/11/2023
Free Newspaper Access for Some
To celebrate Fathers Day in the UK Newspapers.com are offering free access to their records to invited individuals.
They suggest that you can "find the stories that shaped the lives of your dad, grandpa, and more! From early adventures to extraordinary achievements, discover the moments that defined their journeys and made them who they are today".
The Society Treasurer is one of the lucky people to have received an invitation and has offered to do a limited number of searches on behalf of members. Please click
here
to contact him. Please do bear in mind the time difference between the US and UK where he is based.
Free access ends at 11:59 p.m. MT on 18th June.
The Society Genealogy team are keen to know if you make any exciting discoveries.
On 1st June 2023, the Canadian government will release the digitized records of the 1931 Census of Canada. By law, these records have been kept confidential for 92 years, but from June, the public will be able to access and search the census images by district and sub-district through the Library and Archives (LAC) website.
Following the release the LAC will work with Ancestry and FamilySearch to create an advanced searchable database for Canadians and those with Canadian ancestors.
In honour of the coronation of King Charles III on 6th May, My Heritage have announced that they are delighted to provide free access to all the 1.1 billion U.K. historical records on their website between 4th May and 8th May 2023.
This may of particular interest to those members who do not already subscribe to pay-to-view websites such as Ancestry or Find My Past.
Amid the pomp and circumstance of the Coronation, My Heritage invites you to discover your family’s unique place in history and gain new insights into the lives of your ancestors.
They suggest thay you should search for your ancestors from the United Kingdom across 635 historical record collections including birth, marriage, and death records, census records, baptisms, wills and probate records, military records, and more. Their collections span several centuries and include records from England, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man.
The Society Genealogy team will be pleased to know if you make any exciting discoveries.
Added 04/05/2023
Free Newspaper Access for Some
To celebrate President's Day in the US, Newspapers.com are offering free access to their records to invited individuals.
They suggest that you can discover history as it happened - "from the front page to the sports page, from local news to social news, from birth & marriage announcements to classifieds & photos".
The Society Treasurer is one of the lucky people to have received an invitation and has offered to do a limited number of searches on behalf of members. Please click
here
to contact him. Please do bear in mind the time difference between the US and UK where he is based.
Free access ends at 11:59 p.m. MT on 20 February.
The Society Genealogy team would be interested to know if you make any exciting discoveries and whether you find the facility works well. We have some doubts!
We are please to announce that Clan Chief, Andrew MacThomas of Finegand, has appointed Michael Thoms from the USA as an Assistant Sennachie. He will assist Sennachie, Grahame Thom, with genealogy matters such as enquiries from clansfolk in North America, writing articles on researching USA and Canadian records, and items for the Genealogy Newsletter.
A full biography for Michael Thoms will appear in the 2023 edition of the Clan magazine.
Good news for St Andrews Day. It has been announced that at 9 am GMT on 30 November 2022 the 1921 census will be opened for the first time and made available on the ScotlandsPeople website and, for those in Scotland, at ScotlandsPeople Centres.
In their launch publicity ScotlandsPeople explain that "on the night of 19 June 1921 every household in Scotland was asked to fill in the census. The personal information they shared has been kept confidential for more than 100 years".
They continue "these records provide a glimpse of what life was like for people in 1921; where they lived, who they lived with and their occupation. For the first time the census also records where people worked, if children had been orphaned and who was eligible for benefit under the National Insurance Act of 1911".
Keen researchers should note that ScotlandsPeople website will be down for three hours before the launch so that the new records can be loaded.
The Society Genealogy team are eager to know if you make any exciting discoveries.
Updated 29/11/2022
Free Access for Veterans Day
Ancestry suggest that Veterans Day is the perfect time to remember and honour the sacrifice and service of veterans from the USA. They are offeringly free access to their Fold3® record collections in the hope that enquirers can discover incredible details and stories about the courageous men and women who have served to defend and protect the country. Enjoy exploring nearly 600 million records from the Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI, WWII, and more.
As usual please let the Society Genealogy team if you make any exciting discoveries.
Added 11/11/2022
Free Access for Remembrance
Findmypast are commemorating Remembrance by providing free access to the majority of their records from Thursday 10th November until 10:00am GMT on Monday 14th November 2022.
Sadly the 1921 Census records for England are excluded from the offer.
The Society Genealogy team are eager to know if you make any exciting discoveries as a result of this offer.
Added 10/11/2022
Scotland Census 1921
The following update on the publication of the 1921 Census for Scotland has recently been published on the ScotlandsPeople Facebook page:
"Work is well advanced for the release of the 1921 census records later this year.
"We are confident we will publish the census before the end of the year but it is a large and complex project and we can’t yet give a specific date.
"We know customers are eagerly waiting this exciting release and we will provide a date as soon as we can."
It is disappointing that there is nothing more definite.
Updated 01/09/2022
England and Wales Census 1921 - 50% Discount
The National Archives and Find My Past have announced that there will be a 50% discount on the charges for accessing the 1921 Census records for England and Wales until midnight BST on 29th August 2022. (BST = British Summer Time)
Please click here to search the index to the records on the Findmypast website.
For this weekend only the cost will be £1.25 to view every record transcript and £1.75 for every original record image.
As previously mentioned the date for the publication of the 1921 Scottish Census has still not been announced, although it is known that a contract to trancribe the records was granted to Queens University Belfast in January 2022.
Updated 25/08/2022
Free US Civil War Records
Fold3, a part of the Ancestry group, have announced that in remembrance of the Battle of Gettysburg, they are offering free access to more than 100 million records from their US Civil War Collection until July 17th.
They suggest that now may be the perfect time to explore service records, pension files, casualty lists and more to discover Civil War heroes and uncover the stories of the courageous veterans from your family who served.
Access to the records in the featured collections will be free until 17 July 2022 at 11:59 p.m. MT. Registration will be required.
Genealogy researchers will be aware that the majority of Ireland's 800 year collection of records was destroyed in a fire in June 1922 near the start of the Irish Civil war.
In 2018 a "Beyond 2022" project was set up to try to reconstruct the Public Record Office of Ireland virtually in time for the 100th anniversary of the fire.
A total collection of 150,000 records covering the period 1174 to 1922 and containing 50 million words of text and more than 6,000 maps have been digitised. They are now free for anyone to search on the Vitual Record Treasury of Ireland (VRTI) website.
To find out more about the project please click here and to search the VRTI records here .
Added 07/07/2022
Free Newspaper Access for Some
To celebrate Mother's Day in the USA, Newspapers.com are offering free access to their records to invited individuals.
They suggest that family historians find the stories of the women in their families by searching 20,000+ papers on their database, which they state is the largest online newspaper archive.
The Society Treasurer is one of the lucky people to have received an invitation and has offered to do a limited number of searches on behalf of members. Please click
here
to contact the Treasurer. Please do bear in mind the time difference between the US and UK where he is based.
Free access ends at 11:59 p.m. MT on 9th May.
The Society Genealogy team would as usual be interested to know if you make any exciting discoveries.
The National Archives and Find My Past have announced that there will be a 50% discount on the charges for accessing the 1921 Census records for England and Wales between 10:00am BST on 22nd April and and midnight BST on 25th April 2022. (BST = British Summer Time)
Please click here to search the index to the records on the Findmypast website.
For this weekend only the cost will be £1.25 to view every record transcript and £1.75 for every original record image.
Sadly the date for the publication of the 1921 Scottish Census has still not been announced, although it is known that a contract to trancribe the records was granted to Queens University Belfast in January 2022.
Updated 22/04/2022
Free Records for Anzac Day
To make Anzac Day even more meaningful, MyHeritage is offering free access to their collections of 95 million records from Australia and New Zealand, between 20 April and 26 April 2022 (inclusive).
In their press release they state that MyHeritage is home to several important historical record collections from Australia and New Zealand, including a number of military collections such as the Anzac Memorial records, the Australian World War II Nominal Roll, 1939–1945, and more.
Please do let the Society know if you use this opportunity to make any exciting discoveries.
Added 22/04/2022
1950 Census Released - an Update
As previously mentioned on this page the US 1950 Census was released on 1st April 2022. It can be accessed here. Peoples' names on the Census have already been indexed by the US Archives using handwriting recognition software - however from experience we know that the results will not be perfect. Ancestry and FamilySearch have now teamed up to transcribe the census and the records will appear on their platforms later in the year.
The "Who Do You Think You Are" organisation has published a useful article about the Census, which can be read by clicking here.
Please do let us known if you make any interesting discoveries about you family in the Census.
Added 11/04/2022
Free Newspaper Access
To coincide with a holiday weekend in the USA Newspapers.com are offering free access to their "Publisher Extra" records.
They state that provides the facility to search 725 million plus pages in their newspaper archive for obituaries, birth and marriage announcements, social pages and much, much more.
The Society Genealogy team would be pleased to know if you make any exciting discoveries.
Added 19/02/2022
Release of US 1950 Census
!! See Above !!
On 1st April 2022, the US National Archives will release the 1950 Census population schedules. By law, these records have been kept confidential for 72 years, but from April, the public will be able to access and search the 1950 Census through a dedicated website.
On launch day, for the first time, the US National Archives will provide access to bulk downloads of the full 1950 Census dataset. The dataset, with over 165 terabytes of data, will include the metadata index, population schedules, maps, and enumeration district descriptions for the 1950 Census records.
From the same date users will be able to use a transcription tool to submit name updates to the 1950 Census. The National Archive's press release suggests that by improving the accuracy of the transcriptions, this volunteer project will make the digitized records easier for researchers to search and find names.
Findmypast are commemorating Remembrance by providing free access to their Military Records between Thursday 11th and Monday 14th November 2021.
They suggest that you should unlock your military ancestors' remarkable stories, preserve their legacies and share your discoveries on social media using #RememberTheirStories.
The Society Genealogy team would be fascinated to know if you make any exciting discoveries.
Added 11/11/2021
Free Death Records for Halloween
To "celebrate" Halloween My Heritage have announced that there will be free access to all their death, burial, cemetery, and obituary records between 27th October and 1st November 2021. Records loaded to their platform during October 2021 are excluded.
They suggest that this will help to solve the mysteries in your family's history and paint a more colorful picture of the lives of deceased family members.
Please do let the Society know if you use this opportunity to make any stunning discoveries.
Added 29/10/2021
England and Wales Census 1921
The National Archives have announced that the 1921 Census for England and Wales will be published online by Findmypast on 6th January 2022.
They suggest that "taken between two world wars, during a period of economic turmoil and at a time when women had just won the right to vote, the 1921 Census will provide some fascinating insights about society and how it has evolved over the past 100 years".
Please click here to read the full text of the announcement together with a link to more information of the Findmypast website.
The cost will be £2.50 to view every record transcript and £3.50 for every original record image. There will be a 10% discount for 12-month Pro Findmypast subscribers.
The date for the publication of the 1921 Scottish Census has yet to be announced.
Added 27/10/2021
FamilySearch
It has been announced that after 83 years of filming the world’s historical genealogical records, FamilySearch has completed digitizing its 2.4 million rolls of microfilm. This archive, which contains information on more than 11.5 billion individuals, is available free on FamilySearch.org.
Over 200 countries and principalities and more than 100 languages are included in the digitized documents. It is suggested that all types of genealogically significant records are included - censuses, births, marriages, deaths, probate, Church, immigration, and more. Now that the project is completed, FamilySearch say that it is much easier for users to find members of their family tree and make personal discoveries within these records.
To read more about this important announcement please click
here.
Added 24/09/2021
Free Access to Census Records
My Heritage have announced that there will be free access to their Census Records between 1st and 8th September 2021. Sadly My Heritage's records only include some of the Scottish censuses.
The Society will be pleased to hear if you use this opportunity to make any interesting discoveries.
Added 03/09/2021
Release of 1921 Census for Scotland Delayed
Scotlandspeople recently announced on Facebook and Twitter that the expected release of the 1921 Census for Scotland has been delayed until “the latter half of 2022". They had previously suggested that it would be available in late 2021. No explanation for the delay has been given.
We are sure that this news will be a great disappointment to members who had been planning to use the Census to further develop their family trees.
Added 25/06/2021
"Find My Past" Free UK Censuses for the Weekend
!! Recent !!
Find My Past has announced that it is offering free access to its UK Census Records for the May Day weekend.
The collection of the records from 1841 to 1911 will be free to view between 10.00am BST (British Summer Time) on Friday 30th April until 10:00am on Monday 3rd May 2021.
They say that "amazing snapshots of the past, these census records are essential for tracing your family’s story, generation-by-generation". Members may be aware that Find my Past will be the only source of the 1921 England and Wales census records when they are published early in 2022.
The Society would be delighted to hear if you use this opportunity to make any interesting discoveries.
Added 28/04/2021
"Ancestry" Free for Easter
It has been announced that for the first time Ancestry is offering free access to its entire collection of global family history.
The collection of 27 billion records will be free to view over the Easter weekend, from 00.01am BST (British Summer Time) on Friday 2nd April until 11.59pm on Monday 5th April 2021.
A family history expert at Ancestry, said this special offer was “the perfect opportunity to find stories in our family trees that we can share and pass them down for generations to come”.
The Society Genealogy team would like to hear if you use this opportunity to make any interesting discoveries.
Added 02/04/2021
"Virtual" Records Released
ScotlandsPeople have announced they have added over a million new images from kirk session and other church records to their website.
The new records are free to browse and view on-line for the first time. Thousands of volumes from the kirk session and other court records of the Church of Scotland contain details of key events in communities across the country between 1559 and 1900.
They promise that the records offer remarkable insights into the everyday lives of ordinary Scots, recording important moments such as births, marriages and deaths. The church also adjudicated on paternity of children and provided basic education, as well as disciplining parishioners for what could be called anti-social behaviour – drunkenness, cursing and breaking the Sabbath.
ScotlandsPeople will provide guidance, hints and tips on using these records on their Facebook page over the next two weeks.
Please click here to read more about the records or here to search them.
Added 17/03/2021
Irish Records for St Patrick's Day
One of the big challenges for many clansfolk of the Clan MacThomas is tracing the movement of clansmen from Scotland to Ireland then to other countries where descendants live today. For example many clansfolk with the surname McColm find it very difficult to discover where their McColm ancestor lived in Ireland, let alone finding the connection to Scotland.
As we celebrate St Patrick's Day on Wednesday 17th March, it's the perfect time to find out more about your Irish family history. "Who Do You Think You Are?" has published some advice entitled 'How to find your Irish ancestors'. Please click here to read this.
Added 15/03/2021
Newspapers.com Free for Weekend
To mark President’s Day Weekend in the USA, Ancestry are offering free access to Newspapers.com, their newspaper website. Now is your chance to search for them in 636 million pages of historic newspapers, absolutely free! Access usually cost US$44.95 for six months.
The offer ends at 11.59pm MT (Mountain Time) on Monday 15 February 2021.
The newspapers indexed include the Dundee Courier and the Clan Society Treasurer has already found an advertisement for the sale of his "family home" in Newport-on-Tay by public roup on 13th January 1893.
Please click here to visit the Newspaper.com website.
Added 12/02/2021
Marriage Records on MyHeritage
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, MyHeritage are offering FREE access to all their marriage records from around the world. They say that with 462,808,849 records in 158 collections, there’s plenty of chances for you to discover your ancestors’ love stories! - more about this offer.
The offer ends on Tuesday 16th February 2021.
Please click here to visit the MyHeritage website.
Added 12/02/2021
Finding Free Scottish Records Online
"Who Do You Think You Are?" have recently published an article listing sixteen places where they say researchers can find free Scottish Records on-line.
They suggest that, as we celebrate Burns Night on 25th January, it's the perfect time to find out more about our Scottish ancestry.
Please click here to read the article together with a comment from the Clan Sennachie.
Added 24/01/2021
Changes at FamilyTreeDNA
The Clan MacThomas Group was established within the FamilyTreeDNA website in 2018.
It has recently been announced that FamilyTreeDNA and its parent company, Gene by Gene, have merged with myDNA, a leading genomics company that is said to be revolutionizing the field of pharmacogenomics.
FamilyTreeDNA promise that, day-to-day, it will be business as usual, but that they now have new resources and capabilities to continue driving value for their customers. Importantly they state that the existing privacy policy and terms of service will be unchanged.
Ancestry are commemorating Remembrance by providing free access to their UK Wartime Records between Monday 2nd and Sunday 8th November.
They suggest that you can learn about the part your family played in WWI and WWII and ensure their memory lives on with the help of their record sets. They ask if you will remember.
The Society Genealogy team would love to hear if you make any exciting discoveries.
Added 02/11/2020
A Cemetery for Posterity
'Geneanet' have designated 12th - 13th September as "A Cemetery for Posterity" weekend. They are encouraging everyone to take photographs of the gravestones in their local cemeteries.
They have launched this project because cemeteries are one of the most important resources for genealogists and it is vital to capture headstone images before they are lost.
The Society Genealogy team would as usual like to hear if you decide to join in.
Added 13/09/2020
My Heritage Birth Records Free
'My Heritage' have announced that they are offering free access to all their Birth records between July 10 and July 16, 2020. They say that there are 1,099,379,647 records to search in some 104 Collections.
They hope that enquirers may enjoy discovering useful information about their ancestors in what they desribe as a "Treasure Trove".
The Society Genealogy team would as usual like to hear if you find these records useful.
Added 12/07/2020
My Heritage Free for US Memorial Day
In honour of Memorial Day in the U.S., 'My Heritage' have announced that they are offering free access to all military collections between May 20 and May 26, 2020. There are over 57 million records to search.
They suggest that enquirers may be able to discover fascinating information about their ancestors and relatives who served in the military.
As usual the Society Genealogy team would like to hear if you make any interesting discoveries.
Added 21/05/2020
Ancestry Free for VE Day
Friday, 8th of May is the 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, which marked the end of WWII in Europe.
Ancestry have announced that they will be working to help citizens commemorate VE Day 75 from their homes. Accordingly they are opening their UK records for free between 4th and 10th May 2020. They hope that this will give people a chance to discover more about what role their ancestors played during WWII and the personal stories that lie behind that period of history.
As usual the Society Genealogy team would like to hear if you make any amazing discoveries.
Added 05/05/2020
UK National Archives - Free Access
The UK National Archives have announced that they are making certain records available on their website free of charge for as long as their Kew site is closed to visitors during the Covid19 lockdown.
After registration users will be able to download records digitised by The National Archives and published through Discovery, their online catalogue.
The Society Genealogy team would like to hear if you make any interesting discoveries on this particular site.
Added 05/05/2020
Ancestry Free for Easter
Ancestry ask "This Easter Weekend what will you discover?". They suggest that you should make use of Free access to their billion UK and Irish historical records.
The records will be free to view between Good Friday, 10th April, and 23:59 BST on Easter Monday, 13th April 2020 - you will have to register first.
As ever the Society Genealogy team would like to hear if you make any amazing discoveries.
Added 11/04/2020
Free Historic Newspaper Access
!!
It has been announced that, to celebrate "Presidents Day" there will be free access all the records on the Newspaper.com website until 11:59 pm on 17th February 2020.
Whilst this website is based in the US, it does contain several newspapers from Scotland. The Society Treasurer, who maintains this original website, managed to find an advertisement for the sale of his great great grandmother's house in Newport-on-Tay across the river from Dundee shortly after her death in November 1892.
The UK National Archives have announced that a contract to digitise and make available the 1921 England and Wales Census has been awarded to Find My Past.
It is expected that these records will be published online in January 2022 just over 100th years after the Census was taken.
Please click
here
for more information about this and other future England and Wales censuses.
Added 21/10/2019
Ancestry Free for Easter
Ancestry ask whether you are "looking forward to some quality time with the family this Easter?". They suggest that you should spend some time together finding out how far your family roots spread with their biggest ever free access to their billion UK and Irish and Commonwealth historical records.
The records will be free to view between Good Friday, 19th April, and 23:59 BST on Easter Monday, 22nd April 2019 - you will have to register first.
The Society Genealogy team would as usual like to hear if you make any amazing discoveries.
Added 19/04/2019
Free Access to Ancestry
Ancestry have announced that there be free access to their UK and Ireland records over the weekend of 15th - 18th February 2019. Promoting the weekend with the tag line "A billion records. A world of discovery" they suggest that now is your chance to meet your ancestors, for free.
Free access to the relevant records will start on 15th February and continue
until 23:59 BST on 18th February 2019.
The Sennachie will as usual be delighted to hear about anything that your research reveals.
Added 15/02/2019
"Congratulations"
Congratulations and our thanks to Clan MacThomas Sennachie, Grahame Thom from Australia, who has now answered 100 questions about genealogy research that have been asked by Clansfolk around the world.
The fruits of his labours can be viewed in the "Genealogy Reseach" section of this website - simply click here to visit the relevant page. There is also an index listing all the entries by Sept name.
If you would like Grahame to do give you some advice on your own research please click here.
Here is to the next 100 entries!
Added 22/12/2018
"Bring their Story Home"
Sunday, 11th November, is Remembrance Day in the UK and marks the centenary of the end of WWI - the war to end all wars’ that touched everyone’s lives, from soldiers on the battlefield to families on the home front.
To commemorate this significant anniversary Ancestry UK have announced that they will be giving free access to their “Wartime Records" between Thursday 8th November and 23:59 on Sunday 12th November 2018.
Ancestry suggest that this will give families the opportunity to explore their relative’s stories on the battlefield and beyond.
The Clan Sennachie would love to hear from you if you make any significant discoveries.
Added 05/11/2018
New data for the WW1 Centenary
11th November marks the centenary of the signing of the armistice and the end of fighting in World War 1. To commemorate this significant anniversary a new listing has been added to the 'Genealogy/MacThomas Data' section of this website. A new page lists the members of the British Army and some others, bearing one of the main Clan sept names, who fought in the WW1 and were awarded medals. It is based on the medal role cards held in the UK National Archives that can now be accessed via the Ancestry website.
Congratulations to the team from the Kilmore Historical Society led by Clan Sennachie, Grahame Thom, which has taken the top prize in the "Centenary of WW1" category at the 20th Victorian Community History Awards in Australia.
For more information about the team's project and the awards ceremony where Grahame represented the team please click
here.
Added 28/10/2018
Genealogy - DNA Group
Following the establishment of the Society’s DNA Group in September 2018, a member of the group has now set up the Clan MacThomas Project group on the website familytreeDNA. This will enable clansfolk to post their yDNA and autosomal test results with the Clan MacThomas Project.
As the centenary of the end of the Great War approaches Ancestry have announced that their Medal Roll Index Cards will be free to view until 11th November 2018.
They point out that just about everybody who fought in the British Army received some sort of medal as recognition for their service and suggest that the cards are a great place to "discover your ancestor's experiences" in WW1.
Please click
here
to view the Index Cards on the Ancestry website. If you have not already done so you will have to register (at no cost) to view these records.
As usual the Sennachie would like to hear if you make any interesting discoveries.
Added 24/09/2018
Ancestry Free Weekend
It is a "Bank Holiday Weekend" in the UK and Ancestry have decided to take this opportunity to make all their one billion UK and Ireland historical records free to view. They suggest that this is "the perfect time to discover your family's history".
Free access to the records will start on 24th August and continue
until 23:59 BST on 27th August 2018.
The Clan Sennachie would as usual like to hear if you make any interesting discoveries.
Added 24/08/2018
WW1 Records Free
To give everyone the opportunity to discover their family's WW1 story, Ancestry have announced that they will be giving free access to their 30 million military records. The records available will include service records, medal cards, casualty lists and much more. They suggest that this will "allow you to find out where your family fought, the experiences that they had and the places that they had them".
Free access to the records will start on 6th August and continue
until 23:59 BST on 9th August 2018.
The Society would like to hear if you make any exciting discoveries.
Added 06/08/2018
Free Access to Ancestry
Ancestry have announced that there be free access to their UK and Ireland records, including the 1939 register,
over the coming weekend. They suggest that now is the time to build a bridge from living memory to the
"deeper past".
Free access to the records in the Register will start on 6th July and continue
until 23:59 BST on 9th July 2018.
The Society will as usual be delighted to hear what your research reveals.
Added 06/07/2018
Free Access to the 1939 Register
Ancestry have announced that there will be no charge for accessing the England & Wales 1939 Register records for a short period.
They suggest that these records are important because the 1931 Census was destroyed during the Second World War and
there was no Census in 1941 due to the ongoing conflict. Sadly the Register for Scotland is not included.
Free access to the records in the Register will start on 9th May and continue
until 23:59 BST on 13th May 2018.
The Society will be delighted to hear what your research reveals.
Added 10/05/2018
“Biggest Ever” Ancestry Free Access
Ancestry have announced that access to their UK, Ireland and Commonwealth records will be free for the
Easter Holiday weekend. They claim that this is their “biggest ever” free offer and suggest that investigating
your ancestors should bring your family closer together.
Free Access to the records in the featured collections will start on 30th March and will continue
until 2nd April 2018 at 23:59 BST.
Please click
here
to search the Commonwealth Records.
The Clan Sennachie will, as always, be excited to hear what your research reveals.
Added 29/03/2018
Irish Records Announcement
People often ask why it is difficult, if not impossible, to successfully research in Ireland?
On 30 June 1922, an explosion, followed by fire, destroyed the Public Record Office of Ireland
at the Four Courts, Dublin. Centuries of Irish records were destroyed.
With the 200th Anniversary just over four years away, Trinity College Dublin and a group of
archives and libraries have set out to digitally restore these records in time for the anniversary.
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